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Since the old playbooks are no longer valid in the new reality, the only way you can survive and later succeed is by being utterly adaptableFor long, we have known that the only constant is change. And now, in the midst of Covid, uncertainty appears to be the only certainty. It is as if a hurricane has ripped through our homes, offices and businesses, blowing all their well-arranged pieces out of the window – jobs, careers, work, social connects, familiar routines

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic created a surge and transformed the gig economy in India like never before. Companies, both old and new, streamlined their talent pool to largely include project managers and needle movers who could contribute to the bottom line.

In a recent talent survey, the Manpower Group reported that employers worldwide are facing the most acute shortage of talent in the last 12 years.

In a business environment fraught with fragile market dynamics, entrepreneurial success can often seem like a gamble.

Not just limited content creators and blue-collar workforce, the gig economy is a trend that is steadily growing due to its flexibility and potential for financial security. Also known as the expert on-demand economy, where companies are engaging experts to perform certain tasks while allowing them to get the work done at a fraction of the cost, companies are actively retaining top talent.

FOR THE NIMBLE-FOOTED fast-thinking CEO of a new-age SME or startup who dreams of breaking into the big league but can’t afford to hire top-dog marketing talent to turn this into reality, help is now at hand. Bengaluru-based Outsourced CMO (OCMO), a three-year-old marketing venture, is part of support ecosystem which has evolved in response to the unique needs of newbie’s.

The Covid second wave has hit the hiring industry harder than its predecessor. For instance, according to the Wall Street Journal, millions of white-collar jobs spanning across industries are at stake due to longer shutdowns. In 2020, the economic slowdown affected the most and companies had let go of their - tier-III or less - employees. But the second wave has mostly affected the high paid and higher skilled workforce in every sector.

Pandemonium is at times a necessary precursor to regaining paradise. This is not some flight of poetic fancy drawn down from the imagination of an Elizabethan bard, but a hard reality of modern-day business.

Early-stage start-ups often find themselves in an all-too familiar bind. To hire or not to hire full-time C-Suite managers? This is not because they do not realise the value such managers would bring to their businesses, but simply because they cannot fit experienced CXOs...